Quote by Sherwood Anderson
That in the beginning when the world was young there were a great

That in the beginning when the world was young there were a great many thoughts but no such thing as truth. Man made the truths himself and each truth was a composite of a great many vague thoughts. All about in the world were truths and they were all beautiful. – Sherwood Anderson

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I go about looking at horses and cattle. They eat grass, make love, work when they have to, bear their young. I am sick with envy of them. – Sherwood Anderson

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It may be life is only worthwhile at moments. Perhaps that is all we ought to expect. – Sherwood Anderson

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